10 best foreign books of detectives

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Top Old Foreign Detectives

1 Ten Little Indians Most read
2 The Hound of the Baskervilles More than 100 years leading in world rankings
3 The whole world in your pocket Best for beginners
4 Death is a lonely thing The most transmitted atmosphere
5 If death slept Bright writing style

Top New Foreign Detectives

1 Jump over the abyss Unusual mix of genres
2 Past crimes Best psychological
3 Sharp objects Best-seller
4 Thirteen hours Two stories in one piece
5 Snowman Most confusing

A relatively young detective genre took root in literature at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The forefathers were Agatha Christie, Edgar Alan Po, Arthur Conan Doyle, and continued by Stephen King, Kate Atkinson, Yu Nesbe. A detective reader has the opportunity to test his logical and deductive skills by trying to guess who will be the culprit; develop attentiveness. The most addictive - constant intrigue. This is the essence of detectives - to anticipate and excite the reader. Vital realities, crime, gothic - a detective has almost no plot limitations.

For more than a century, the genre is one of the most sought-after and once again proves that reading is much more interesting than watching TV. Worthy detectives are not so few, but sometimes it is difficult to choose what to start reading. We present to your attention the ranking of the best foreign detectives. The selection will be useful both for beginners in the genre, who cannot choose where to start, or for avid fiction lovers who do not know what to read.

Top Old Foreign Detectives

5 If death slept


Bright writing style
Posted by: Rex Stout
Book price: 257 rub.
Rating (2018): 4.5

The book is included in the series of works about the legendary detective Nero Wolfe and his right hand - Archie Goodwin. The book is characterized by a special “stautovsky” style, humor, charisma of the main characters. The family of a millionaire is looking for a good reason for the divorce of his son with his wife. In the house of a wealthy family comes to work a secretary who was supposed to look for this cause - Archie Goodwin, under the fake name of Alan Green.

Once the office of the head of the family was hacked, and he turns to Mr. Alan. As a result of the search, it turns out that only the gun has disappeared. The surveillance camera showed only a moving carpet. So, the one who was aware of the presence of the cameras, specially took the carpet from the floor and closed it from the camera. Suspicion falls on the family and attendants. In the book, the reader will not meet the bright versions. This is a good deep crime investigation. Based on the feedback from readers, despite the lengthy plot, it is interesting to read a detective story.


4 Death is a lonely thing


The most transmitted atmosphere
By: Ray Douglas Bradbury
Book price: 159 rub.
Rating (2018): 4.6

More than 20 years in a row the product occupies a leading position in the ratings of the best foreign detectives. Actions will be played out in a small American town - Venice, located in the state of California. The year of the described events is 1949. The main character is a young novice writer who writes fantastic stories for second-rate magazines. Readers should pay attention to the fact that the author never announced the name of the main character in the book.

Once our hero finds a dead man in the channel. At the crime scene resides the police, very skeptical of everything that is happening. The young writer is convinced that this death is not accidental and is trying to convince them of this. After that, the corpses begin to appear one after another, and the investigator decides to take up the investigation. Based on the reviews, the majority of readers were impressed by the atmosphere of the work, the author skillfully describes the mood, landscapes, thoughts of the characters.

3 The whole world in your pocket


Best for beginners
By: James Hadley Chase
Book price: 126 rub.
Rating (2018): 4.8

This is not a detective in the classic sense of the genre: bad criminals, good and zealous police with an analytical mindset. On the contrary, the author gives the reader a feeling of empathy for a gang of five criminals. Each character has its own character, differently revealed in various extreme situations. Positive Kitson, self-assured Ginny, good guys Black and Djilo, formidable leader Morgan.

The storyline develops as follows: the five robbers decided to attack the collector car and steal a million dollars. They expected a further rich life, they were confident that the whole world would be in their pocket. But something went wrong. It became clear that without a team spirit, mutual assistance can not do. Life puts everything in its place. According to the ratings of literary forums, this is the most recommended book for reading for beginners in the detective genre.

2 The Hound of the Baskervilles


More than 100 years leading in world rankings
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Book price: 575 rub.
Rating (2018): 4.9

The book is included in the series of stories about the famous Sherlock Holmes. On the territory of an old English manor, the mystical death of Sir Charles Baskerville takes place. A family curse hung in the form of an infernal big black dog with luminous eyes and a mouth, which punishes all males of the genus. It was from the clutches of the ghostly dog ​​that Charles Baskerville died. The estate and its inhabitants are waiting for a new owner - Sir Henry Baskerville.

A local doctor named James Mortimer, in order to avoid the future death of Sir Henry, asks for help from Sherlock Holmes in investigating a mysterious crime. The medieval castle, mysterious legends, swamps, covered with duckweed, heather wastelands allow the reader to feel the spirit of England at the end of the XIX century. The book enthralls and reads in one breath. For more than a hundred years, the product is at the leading positions in the ranking of the best foreign detectives.

1 Ten Little Indians


Most read
By: Agatha Christie
Book price: 144 rub.
Rating (2018): 5.0

"Ten Little Indians" - the famous book of Agatha Christie, who is one of the most famous prose writers in the detective genre. The plot is extremely intriguing and remains so until the very end. A large, mystical, house located on a rocky island and ten strangers who are completely different from each other, who received an invitation to this hospitable, atmospheric house. Here they expect comfortable conditions of stay, luxurious furnishings, delicious food.

But all this is an illusion. Guests in a killer trap lined up cleverly. It is impossible to escape from the island, there is no help waiting. The trap slammed shut. Around suspicion, fear, a premonition of death - and only a terrifying reckoner and vanishing porcelain figures of the Negroes count down the time to the terrible finale. The book is read literally in one sitting. The work rightfully occupies a leading place in the world rankings of the most widely read foreign detectives.

Top New Foreign Detectives

5 Snowman


Most confusing
Author: Yu Nesbe
Book price: 175 rub.
Rating (2018): 4.5

The novel "Snowman" by the Norwegian writer Yu Nesbe, is included in a series of seven books about detective Harry Hall. The protagonist of the book investigates the disappearance of Birta Becker and suddenly he is overshadowed by the idea that for many years, when the first snow falls, married women disappear. The detective understands that this is a serial maniac. The offender got the nickname "Snowman" because the police found a snowman at the crime scene after each murder.

During the investigation, Harry and his partner Katrina Bratt find out that all the children of the victims have fathers - not the men whom they consider to be fathers. But the most intense passions begin when Katrina Bratt tries to substitute one of the main suspects that will turn her sideways. The author of the novel makes the reader speculate and doubt everything and everyone. It seems that the author purposefully confuses - they often write in reviews.

4 Thirteen hours


Two stories in one piece
Posted by: Deon Meyer
Book price: 175 rub.
Rating (2018): 4.6

Detective pen Deon Meier, a foreign writer from South Africa, tells the story of a tourist who came from the US, who runs through the mountains of South Africa from the murderers who killed her in front of her eyes. At the same time, Benny Grissel, inspector of the Cape Town Police High-Grade Crimes Unit, is investigating the murder of the popular producer Adam. His wife, who is dependent on alcohol, is suspected of murder.

The inspector himself doesn’t go well either in his personal or professional life. His wife kicked him out of the house because of drunkenness, at work under the threat of being promoted. The plot, the criminal, the motives are a bit far from the classic detective story. In reviews, sometimes they complain that it is difficult to adjust to the concept of a book - two stories in one piece. Only by the end of the detective story will it become clear what unites the tourist who escapes persecution and the producer. In online bookstores, a work always has a high rating.

3 Sharp objects


Best-seller
By: Gillian Flynn
Book price: 445 rub.
Rating (2018): 4.7

The work is not so much a detective as a mix of drama and thriller. The main character is a journalist Camilla Parker. She works in a mid-level Chicago newspaper. Her dream is a successful journalistic career. Suddenly, she gets an assignment to go to a deaf town and write an article about a maniac who kills little girls and pulls their teeth out. On the horizon for Camilla Pulitzer Prize loomed.

Intrigue adds that the very main character comes from this town. It seemed to be easier for her to gain confidence in the locals. In fact, Camilla was immersed in an ominous and terrifying reality, which turned into fear for her. The book begins to read in a new way when it turned out that the main character has a mental disorder, expressed in the fact that she was cutting herself. Probably, it is her illness that refers us to the title of the work. The book is very popular in bookstores sold out instantly.

2 Past crimes


Best psychological
Posted by: Kate Atkinson
Book price: 330 rub.
Rating (2018): 4.9

The plot is based on three crimes that were committed in the past, but have not been investigated. Years passed and all three cases fall into the hands of charming private detective Jackson Brodie. In parallel, he runs a business: watching his wife, who may be cheating on her husband. The book has many crimes, suspicions, interviews of witnesses and sex. One gets the impression that the whole life of the main character is connected with sex.

The author also approached the subject of crimes fundamentally. During the investigation, as was to be expected, secret skeletons were found in the cabinets. The investigation slowly and for a long time stretches, interesting clues suddenly appear, leading to their source. The author manages to confuse the reader in the case of the Land sisters, in the case of Michel, and in the case of Laura. It should be noted psychological component of the detective, which is here at the highest level.

1 Jump over the abyss


Unusual mix of genres
By Peter James
Book price: 465 rub.
Rating (2018): 5.0

The work is not a classic detective story in the usual sense. It has a thriller, a detective story, a love story, a social drama. The main characters of the book are Vera and Ross Rance, as well as their son Alec. The husband of the main character is a sought-after plastic surgery doctor who made a beautiful doll out of his wife. But no one knows what is happening behind their closed doors. Ross becomes a real monster. He seeks to enslave his wife and child; abnormal obsession with cleanliness and order. All these are the consequences of psychological traumas received in childhood. Besides that, he has a terrible secret ...

Vera dreams of a divorce, but is well aware that her husband will never give her son.Suddenly, she meets Oliver, the man of her dreams, who is the exact opposite of her husband. Further - more: murder, psychiatric clinic, abduction. Reading a book is easy thanks to the simple style of the author.

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